Hair Makeup Article: Simple Wedding Hair and Makeup Tips for Your Big Day

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If you’re bride on a budget, as so many of us have been, then you’re probably trying to save a little extra cash by doing your own hair and makeup on your wedding day. Luckily, with a few expert tips you can achieve professional results and look absolutely flawless when you walk down the aisle…

1. More isn’t always more. Piling on the hairspray on your big day may weigh your hair down and make it look more like a helmet. Make sure to test out your wedding hairstyle beforehand in different weather conditions, such as hot or windy weather, to make sure that you’re using just the right amount of hairspray to hold your ‘do – and no more than that.

2. Invest in some professional tattoo concealer. Whether you have an amazing tattoo on your shoulder blade that you’re proud of or a scary dragon tattoo on your shoulder from a phase in college, using a pro tattoo concealer from a makeup line like Kat Von D will work wonders for camouflage. Remember, practice makes perfect. Test out your tattoo concealer before your wedding day, set it with a spritz of hairspray, and make sure not to get any of your makeup on your dress!

3. Groom your eyebrows as the perfect final touch. Even if you’re worried about darkening your eyebrows, lightly touching up your eyebrows with a contour brush and an eyeshadow shade that matches your hair color will provide a groomed and polished final touch to your makeup look. Your eyebrows are the frames for your eye makeup, and your wedding makeup will look that much more professional when you give your eyebrows a little polish.

4. Focus on one feature at a time. Do you want to play up your baby blue eyes? Do you want to put the focus on your luscious lips? It’s got to be one or the other, not both! If you want dramatic eye makeup, go nude on your lips. If you want bold red or raspberry lips to attract attention, then use a more neutral eye makeup style. Anything more will be overkill.

5. Match your foundation shade exactly. We’ve all seen it before. A woman that chose the wrong shade of foundation and has a line of demarcation along her jaw. That’s an absolute no-no! Make sure to try out your foundation before your wedding day and check it out in natural light. Cover all of your bases by asking everyone you know if your foundation matches your skin tone exactly to avoid a heavy, mask-like look in your wedding pictures.

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Bethany Ramos is a professional wedding makeup artist that co-owns her own website at The Coffee Bump.